Ready For Love?

It's the 11th day of Lunar New Year today and I'm back for a little blogging then I'll be off for another week.  This has been the most tiring celebration for me.  Chinese celebrate the new year for 15 days and during these 15 days, Chinese New Year greetings, lion dances and firecrackers are still seen and heard, children and unmarried adults are still receiving the customary red packets containing money from married adults.

The festivity marks an end on the 15th day with big feasts and big bangs.  On this day, there is a popular event being organized by some communities in my country for single individuals who seek for love.  Single women would write their names and telephone numbers on the mandarin oranges and throw it in the river or lake and the single men would randomly pick one as an indication of possible love.    

Front view of Gala Dress by La Estrella

Back view of Gala Dress by La Estrella

Sophisticated, sexy and classy, Gala Dress, is prefect for an evening affair for a minimalist like me.  The hairdo, make-up, heels and simply a piece of bracelet, completes the style I want to portray.   

I am wearing ....

Hair:  Catwa ~ Candy V2- Ashbrown (free group gift)

Skin:  Swan ~ Milena Skin - Cream 001 Cleavage

Lipstick:  Russh Lussh ~ Lushious Lips Red

Dress:  La Estrella ~ Gala Dress

Shoes:  N-core ~ Illusion XtremeHeel - Brown

Bracelet:  WTG ~ Couronne Bracelet

Nails:  Bamboo ~ Satin Gold  [please refer to my earlier post for the full features of Bamboo Nails here.]

Front view of  Sabina Karo Dress by La Estrella

Back view of Sabina Karo Dress by La Estrella

Sabina Karo Dress does no justice until I put it on!  The beautiful dress makes me feel like I am ready for whatever fun comes my way.  It's simple yet irresistible.  


I am wearing ....

Hair:  Elikatira ~ Sound - Brown 08
Skin:  Swan ~ Milena - Cream 001 Cleavage
Lipstick:  Russh Lussh ~ Lushious Lips Peach
Dress:  La Estrella ~ Sabina Karo Dress
Shoes:  Cliche ~ Citta Stiletto - White
Bracelet R:  UR Dogs ~ Se Tu M'ami Bracelet
Bracelet L:  CentoPallini ~ Key Bracelet - Gold
Nails:  Bamboo ~ Satin Gold [please refer to my earlier post for the full features of Bamboo Nails here.]

by Bamboo Nails

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Missy

"Aquarius woman manages to etch out a different philosophy in the society, breaking the standard norms and rules of femininity." ....

"Don't pin an Aquarius woman down to a stereotype because she will more than likely buck all expectations and be exactly what you do not expect her to be.  More than anything, she is the ultimate non-conformist."....

Those were the lines I read in many horoscope articles.  With that in mind, I attempted to make a shape with this lovely skin from Swan.  I started with emphasis on her face, visualising her eyes, lips and nose, avoiding the few parts that I have seen so often -  narrow beady eyes and thick full "frowning" lips.  And finally I made her wear a cropped hair.  Voila!  Here she is .... my "Miss Aquarius"!   

I am always so fascinated with the way every skin looks on every shape, and vice versa.  This velvety fine skin which I am wearing is Natasha in cream tone by Swan Skin.  Natasha is Swan's newest skin sold in four skin tones (cream, fair, ivory and tan) and of course there is also a fatpack for all four skin tones.  Each tone includes seven make-up styles and two breast styles.  Demo is available at the store for free.  

I have put out this shape made by me on Marketplace for sale with copy and modify permissions.  The shape looks best with Swan's Natasha skin.  It will be available for a limited time only.  I hope this will help to support my journey in Second Life.  Your support is much appreciated.  Thank you.    

I am wearing ....

Skin:  Swan ~ Natasha - Cream Red
Shape:  Miss Aquarius Natasha by Dove T. [available on Marketplace only]
Eyes:  Ikon ~ Sunrise Eyes - Bronze
Eyelashes:  Redgrave ~ 16 Elemental 
Eyebrows:  Eyebrow 01 by Dove T. [Free, available on Marketplace only]
Hair:  Amacci Hair ~ Celine - Brown
Dress:  Chrysalis ~ Sharona mesh dress- Red 
Shoes:  G Field ~ Flower Pumps Eve - Black 
Earrings & Bracelet:  Mandala ~ Milky Way - Hawthorn Red
Nails:  Bamboo Nails ~ Jazzy 

You may find the detailed descriptions about the HUD for Bamboo Nails in my last post here.

Bamboo Nails

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Dressed For A Concert

Last week I took a breather from blogging after my last post on Fashion For Life event which has ended on Tuesday.  I got to know Ms Rulie Cisse was going to perform in the morning and it was high time I attend her piano performance after hearing so much about her from my friend and I had long bought myself a dress ready to wear for the concert.  

Though this time her performance was at an outdoor venue and no particular dress code stated, I had prepared myself in a cocktail dress instead.  I didn't want to loose too much time changing again.  I arrived at the venue just before the performance and adapted quickly into the majority Japanese audience.

Rulie Cisse is a very talented realtime piano improvisation performer.  When she started playing, I was in awe and then got so immersed in the melodic tunes until the end of the 1 1/2 hours performance.  The beautiful flowing tunes evoked my senses to a level I've never encountered.  It was a spectacular performance!  I am now a big fan of Ms Rulie Cisse.   

I am wearing:

Hair:  Boon ~ FNQ123 hair - chestnut
Jewelleries:  Eclectica Jewellery ~ Deco Knot earrings & necklaces
Dress & gloves set:  Aleida ~ Drews Choice - taube
Shoes:  Vita's Boudouir ~ Wrap Me (colour changeable)

Rulie Cisse in concert.  Video extracted from You Tube

Rulie Cisse perfomed at RY - 21 March 2012; 7am SLT